Sports / Football

Van Persie ruled out for one month 14 Dec 2013 - 05:49 am

LONDON: Robin van Persie will play no part in Manchester United’s busy holiday programme after being ruled out for a month with a...

Arsenal reach last sixteen stage 13 Dec 2013 - 09:16 am

FC Barcelona’s Brazilian Neymar gestures with the ball in his hand after scoring a hat-trick against Celtic Glasgow at the end of the...

Sneijder sinks Juventus as Galatasaray reach last-16 12 Dec 2013 - 02:39 pm

Galatasaray’s players celebrate after defeating Juventus during the UEFA Champions League match in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. RIGHT: Galatasaray’s Didier Drogba (front) and Wesley...

Ronaldo sets record; Leverkusen advance 12 Dec 2013 - 02:30 pm

Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid gestures during the UEFA Champions League Group B match against FC Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark on Tuesday. LONDON:...

Lekhwiya hold off Al Sadd 12 Dec 2013 - 02:29 pm

DOHA: Lekhwiya held on to beat Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Al Sadd in an entertaining 3-2 victory at Al Sadd Stadium, yesterday. ...

Manchester City punished Bayern’s complacency: Mueller 12 Dec 2013 - 02:28 pm

MUNICH, Germany: Midfielder Thomas Mueller has admitted Bayern Munich were punished for their complacency in their shock 3-2 defeat by Manchester City, who...

Swansea, Wigan aim to seal berths 12 Dec 2013 - 02:24 pm

PARIS: Swansea City and Wigan Athletic are on the road today as they bid to seal their berths in the first knockout round...

All to play for as Napoli face Arsenal in decider 11 Dec 2013 - 02:13 pm

Napoli’s Macedonian forward Goran Pandev attends a press conference on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group F match against Arsenal at...

Nadal comeback ‘unbelievable’, says Becker 11 Dec 2013 - 02:11 pm

Former tennis player Boris Becker of Germany talks during the official opening ceremony of the Doha GOALS Forum in Doha yesterday. The forum...

Brazil internationa 11 Dec 2013 - 02:05 pm

Former Brazil international and coach of Al Gharafa Zico (standing, third right) poses for a picture along with Mikael Silvestre (standing, second right),...

Al Rayyan hand Eljaish their second straight loss 11 Dec 2013 - 02:01 pm

DOHA: An early first-half strike from Al Rayyan’s Rodrigo Tabata was enough to condemn Eljaish to their second straight defeat in the Qatar...

Qatar’s Al Rayyan and Al Sadd learn group stage fates in ACL 11 Dec 2013 - 02:01 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Qatar Stars League (QSL) champions Al Sadd have been drawn with Al Ahli, Al Hilal and Sepahan for the 2014 Asian...

Chelsea are outsiders for Champions League, says Mourinho 11 Dec 2013 - 02:00 pm

LONDON: Jose Mourinho (pictured) admits he does not consider Chelsea to be among the favourites to win the Champions League. The Premier League...

Fixing not ‘big issue’, says FA’s Horne 11 Dec 2013 - 01:59 pm

LONDON: Match-fixing and spot-fixing are not a “big issue” in English soccer despite six people being arrested as part of a National Crime...

Man United win 11 Dec 2013 - 06:20 am

Phil Jones scores for Manchester United (Reuters) Phil Jones lifted some pressure off boss David Moyes as Manchester United sealed top spot in...

Keane continues war of words with Ferguson 10 Dec 2013 - 12:08 pm

In a file picture taken on September 1, 2007 Manchester United’s Scottish manager Alex Ferguson (right) and Sunderland manager Roy Keane leave the...

QFA, Qatar Shell to hold Koora Time World Cup tournament 10 Dec 2013 - 11:59 am

Sheikh Thani Al Thani (centre), Deputy General Manager, Qatar Shell and Hamad Al Kuwari, Deputy Director of Marketing and Communications of QFA receiving...

Now-or-never for last-16 hopefuls in Champions League 10 Dec 2013 - 11:57 am

Juventus’ head coach Antonio Conte gives a press conference at the TT Arena Stadium in Istanbul, on the eve of the UEFA Champions...